Our core team

Project27 is managed by this awesome core team.

Daniel Hajas - Director of Research and Innovation

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As a co-founder of Project27, Daniel's main contribution is setting the vision, the roadmap, and the community culture. He leads on the activities of Project27 Solutions; however, he also loves getting hands-on in any role within Project27 SKills.

Danielle Garratt - Director of Community Engagement

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Danielle is taking a lead on our work with learning disability. She is the head of Project27 Skills; however, she also contributes to research and innovation projects.


Our advisors

We wouldn’t be where we are today, without the invaluable advice and guidance of our advisors.

Simon Chuter - Chair of advisory board

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Simon works for the Sussex Innovation Centre as the Head of Centres and Investment Services. We are lucky to have Simon support us with business development advice, and chairing the advisory board.

Ronald Grau - General Advisor (learning experience)

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Ron is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Sussex. His ability to bring clarity to complex projects has always been immensely helpful to Daniel. His role is to give advice on how to build the research pipeline, create academic connections, and apply good science at Project27, .

Robert Cobden - General Advisor (system thinking)

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Rob has been a Research Engineer since 2016, at the Sussex Computer-Human Interaction Lab, where Daniel met him. Gradually, Rob became one of Daniel's most trusted friends. Rob is a skilful coder, and maker of things. His role is to review our systems and highlight any inconsistencies or weaknesses.

Gábor Török - General Advisor (marketing)

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Gabor studies at the International Business School, while building his own venture. Daniel helped Gabor to study maths, before he swapped the mentee role to an advisory one. His role is to help us build a viable and sustainable business, growing the Project27 community and its impact on people's lives.


Our members

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